Additional School Places for September 2010

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An additional 270 Reception Year places have been added across 11 primary schools for September 2010 to meet the increase in demand for places.

This is the third year we have had to take such action so that we can ensure there are sufficient places for all children who need one. These are temporary changes to admission numbers at schools that have been made for September 2010 entry.

We have examined research that has considered the relationship between primary school size and effectiveness. A paper outlining this can be found below.

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The Early Years and Childcare Service works with school’s nurseries and other providers for early years to ensure that there are sufficient places to meet the anticipated demand within Kingston. Since September 2008 six additional settings have been added to the Register of Providers.

The Local Authority does not have specific capital funding to undertake major capital works to provide more nursery places and intends to deliver more places by using the Private, Voluntary and Independent (PVI) sector. Where there is no capacity within the PVI sector to expand increases to schools’ provision will be supported.

Based on current population estimates and the latest sufficiency assessment there is currently a need for more places, particularly in Surbiton, New Malden and North Kingston. Private and Voluntary providers are being sought to expand current provision and to register new provision.

In view of the above the current proposed strategy for expansion of primary schools does not include expansion of nursery provision in the named schools, other than in the proposed new primary school in Surbiton.

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